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10th December 2004, 03:08 PM
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Man, that is beautiful! Yatagans are definately my second-favorite sword type.
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10th December 2004, 03:25 PM
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Sorry ! Wrong thread !
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10th December 2004, 03:26 PM
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Sorry.
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10th December 2004, 07:26 PM
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I would think that that is why white metal and brass hilts were used. They don't corrode as easily. Yours appears to be steel or iron with kofgari. I would doubt that it would be used for the ocean since iron and steel would corrode more quickly (and take off that lovely koftgari).
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11th December 2004, 08:01 AM
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Seems to me this Yataghan is the early type, also a nice specimen ... I have reserves to believe this blade is a sailor type, damage to natural materials is nothing compared to what sea salt does to any feroneous blade, eating it alive !!! ; talk to any scuba diver and they will confirm it , not that Ottomans were swimming with their gear but its been brought up as reason...
I`ve seen fairly similar pieces from mostly 17th century at the Wallachian demnitaries (nobles) many of Greek or Macedonian origins (Fanariots) ... all comming from past southeast of Romanian border ... Reminds me somehow of the ones made by Ahmed Tekelu, royal armorer ... |
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